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The Abdication

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PG,1hr 43min
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1974
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Synopsis: In this historical drama based on actual events, Sweden's Queen Christina (Liv Ullmann) decides in 1654 to give up her throne in order to embrace Catholicism. However, as she studies the faith, she falls in love with Cardinal Azzolino (Peter Finch), a cleric being considered for the papacy. Greta Garbo previously played the same abdicating monarch in the film Queen Christina. Michael Dunn, who plays the dwarf in The Abdication, died during production, and several of his scenes had to be shot with ... Full Synopsis
Featured Cast
Queen Christina
Cardinal Azzolino
Oxenstierna
Cardinal Barberini
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